RT America -- February 5, 2015

Published time: 6 Feb, 2015 03:21

Brian Williams, the face of NBC News, is publically apologizing for ‘misremembering’ an incident from the Iraq War. For several years the Nightly News anchor has repeatedly told a story on-air in which he claims he was flying in a military helicopter that was forced to the ground after being struck by enemy fire, but the veteran anchor is now retracting the entire narrative.

Despite being portrayed as a liberal haven, Hollywood is out of touch when it comes to portraying women, according to the White House’s chief technology officer, Megan Smith. From Oscar nominations to the success of films with strong female leads, the bias is beyond evident, Smith claims, and even goes so far as to write real life women out of history. RT’s Lindsay France takes an in-depth look.